HB4499 S GOV AMT #1 3-2

Fletcher  7835

The Committee on Government Organization moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4499—A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-3-1, §5A-3-3, §5A-3-4, §5A-3-10, §5A-3-10a, §5A-3-11, §5A-3-12, §5A-3-17, §5A-3-18, §5A-3-29, §5A-3-35, and §5A-3-45 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §6D-1-2 of said code, all relating generally to making procurement process more efficient by modifying and updating outdated processes and requirements and encouraging earlier communication with and assistance from experts within Purchasing Division regarding manner and process of procurement of commodities and services by spending units of the state; authorizing open market procurement in emergencies; eliminating outdated references to audits of exempted agencies; allowing director to exempt certain transactions from the requirements of §5A-3-1 et seq.; allowing division resources to be made available to exempt spending units; clarifying that grant recipients need not pay registration fees as a vendor; establishing qualifications for state buyer and for director positions; authorizing other procurement methods in lieu of formal competitive bidding when determined to be in best interest of state; granting director discretion to increase delegated procurement limits; making procurement from nonprofit workshops optional; clarifying timing required on rebidding; changing requirement for affidavit verifying that no debt is owed to affirmation; granting director discretion to increase $2,500 no bid limit; eliminating outdated information reporting requirements for vendor registration; clarifying procurement penalties and inventory submission language; removing surplus fees for inter-agency asset transfers; requiring inter-agency asset transfers be recorded in accordance with governmental accounting standards; shifting time for disclosure of interested party information from date of contract award to before work begins to make procurement process more efficient; and making technical changes throughout.

Adopted

Rejected